Enhancers active in dopamine neurons are a primary link between genetic variation and neuropsychiatric disease.
Nat Neurosci
; 21(10): 1482-1492, 2018 10.
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| ID: mdl-30224808
Enhancers function as DNA logic gates and may control specialized functions of billions of neurons. Here we show a tailored program of noncoding genome elements active in situ in physiologically distinct dopamine neurons of the human brain. We found 71,022 transcribed noncoding elements, many of which were consistent with active enhancers and with regulatory mechanisms in zebrafish and mouse brains. Genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, addiction, and Parkinson's disease were enriched in these elements. Expression quantitative trait locus analysis revealed that Parkinson's disease-associated variants on chromosome 17q21 cis-regulate the expression of an enhancer RNA in dopamine neurons. This study shows that enhancers in dopamine neurons link genetic variation to neuropsychiatric traits.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Variação Genética
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Encéfalo
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Locos de Características Quantitativas
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Neurônios Dopaminérgicos
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Neurosci
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos